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War Zone - 1ADH20
The Long: (see Continuity #1) A young girl walks
down a dark alley in the middle of the
night, looking over her shoulder nervously. She hears sounds, but keeps
moving. Three men turn the corner behind her and start to follow her
closely. She turns to face them, only to see vampires growling at her.
Someone walks up behind the vampires with a dark outfit and sword, the
vampires recognize him, as a truck loaded with other men
with anti-vampire weapons pulls up behind him.
Angel, Cordelia and Wesley show up an a high cost party to meet a client
(see Cool Quotes #1 & Reference #1). The client turns out to be a socially
inept software billionaire named David Nabbit. Together with some friends,
he visited a demonic brothel, but unwittingly had pictures taken of him in
a compromising situation with a demon lady of the evening (see Reference #2). He has a picture of the man blackmailing him,
Lenny Edwards, but can't find him. David wants Angel to get the pictures
back. In the alley the gang of vampire hunters and a group
of vampires are fighting. Several vampires and one gang member are
killed and one gang member is wounded severely before the five remaining
vampires run off, with a gang member following them. The gang grab their
wounded, get in the truck and head back to their home, a fortified building.
Inside the building Bobby, the wounded gang member dies. The gang leader
asks a gang member, James, how they are set up for the night, and he says
they have squatters, who the leader insists they feed and give shelter for
the night. At Madam Dorian's, the demon brothel, Angel walks in and is
immediately spotted as a vampire by Madam Dorian. He tells her one of her
clients is being blackmailed with pictures taken there, and how if word got
out it would be bad for business. Madam Dorian calls out Lena, the demon of
serviced David, and tells her to cooperate with Angel (see Continuity #2). At the gang
headquarters the girl tells the gang leader, Gunn, that they are dying and
he is getting reckless. A gang member, Chain, shows up saying the vampire
led him straight to their nest. Then another member shows up saying a
vampire is moving rooftop to rooftop coming near them fast. They go to check
it out. On the street Angel sneaks up behind Lenny, telling him he is taking
over and that he wants the pictures, showing his vampire face. Gunn sees this
and thinks Angel is moving in on the neighborhood.
At David's place Cordelia and Wesley accept a check for their expenses
in tracking down Lenny. They are shocked to see David has given them so
much, but David says he pays well for people who do good work, and
they were the only people who even talked to him at the party. That night
Lenny waits to give the pictures to Angel, but as Angel approaches a demon
hired by Lenny jumps Angel. During the fight Angel is able to grab the
pictures and then snaps the demons's neck. Angel is still recovering
when the gang's truck shows up and launches a stake in Angel's back, barely
missing his heart. Angel pulls it out and runs, being chased by the gang.
Angel ducks in a building, but discovers a number of traps have been set.
The gang attack, until he grabs the girl, Alonna, holding
her hostage. When a stray crossbow bolt nearly hits Alonna, Angel
moves his hand to take it instead. This shocks the gang. Angel says he is
impressed by them. He tries to ally himself with them, but they let him go
warning him not to return. The next day at Angel Investigations Cordelia
patches up Angel as they look over the pictures (see Reference #3). Angel says he wants to find the vampire nest.
Wesley sets out to find the gang. At the nest the leader vampire gives a pep
talk to his vampires, during which he stakes one of his own. At the gang
headquarters Gunn argues with Alonna and James as whether to trust Angel.
Angel finds the nest, but it is empty except for one guard vampire, who he
questions. At the gang headquarters Alonna and Gunn talk as canisters of gas
are throne in from daylight outside. He suspects a vampire attack, so he
orders his people out into the daylight where they would be safe. Gunn
realizes no one is attacking and that they were set up. A van pulls up
quickly and men in dark suits and masks grab Alonna. Gunn jumps on the back
of the van and sees vampires inside feed on Alonna before being knocked off.
Lenny Edwards employs a demon to knock off Angel. It's a garden variety
big strong baddie.
David Boreanaz as Angel
Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase
Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndham-Pryce
Michele Kelly as Alonna Gunn
Maurice Compte as Chain
Mick Murray as Knox
Joe Basile as Lenny Edwards
David Herman as David Nabbit
J. August Richards as Charles Gunn
Sean Parhm as Bobby
Sven Holmberg as Ty
Rebecca Klingler as Madam Dorian
Kimberly James as Lena
Ricky Luna as James
Joe Basile, who played Lenny also played the lead guard in the X-Files episode Three Words 8.16. You might also recognize him as one of the fathers in the 1995 film Bye Bye, Love.
J. August Richards, who played Charles Gunn, played the part of Damon in the 1995 sci-fi television series Sliders episode
Just Say Yes 4.07. His full name is Jaime Augusto Richards III and his has an official web site at http://www.jaugustrichards.net/.
Kimberly James, who
played Lena, played one of the villainous Furrier gang in the 1999 comedy film Mystery Men.
Ricky Luna, who played James, played Carlos in the Enterprise episode Broken Bow 1.01. He also has his own web site at http://www.rickyluna.com/.
